US2684657A - Swine handling device - Google Patents

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SWINE HANDLING DEVICE Filed Dec. 15, 1951 Patented July 27, 1954 UNITED :S TATES T E'F'I'CE 'SWINE HANDLING DEVICE Francis Dick, Sahetha, .Kans.

Application December 13, 1951, Serial No. 261,421

(Cl. v1l9154) 2 Claims.

structed that thehazard of injuryto the comparatively tender mouth of an animal is substantiatllyeliminated.

An important object .of-the invention'is to provide-a device :for the foregoing stated purposes the parts-0f which are interchangeable for use in the'moutho'f a comparatively largehogor the smaller mouth of a young pig asmay be selected.

"A further object'of the inventionfis toprovide adevice whichmay'be appliedaroundthe snout of 5a swine or a portion of the device "applied within the mouth-of the animal as imay be desired.

A still further object of the invention is to provide such guards on the terminal ends of the jaws'of 'the'd'evice thatinjury to-theskin"or the like of an-animal-is preventedfluringuse.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will be understood from the 'following detailed description thereof reference being-had to the accompanying drawing .inaizhich:

Figure .1 is a top plan View .of the .new Ide- Vice certain portions thereofbeing brokenaway and others. appearing in section.

Figure .2 is a side view of the deviceshown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a transverse section of ;a guardball employed.

Figure i lis a side view oiaball such as-orsimilar toithe ball shown in Figure 3.

Referring now to the drawing for a more particular description the new device includes a pair of oppositely disposed jaws l0 and I2 having a later described special shape. The jaw I2 is step cut, as shown at M, in Figure 2 so that the portion it of the similarly step out jaw l0 will be disposed within the longitudinal plane of the jaw I2. The latter has a portion I8 which abuts the portion as shown in Figure 2 and a rivet is employed for pivotally connecting said abutted portions together. Preferably both ends of the rivet 20- are provided with like peened heads 22. The portion I6 is preferably provided with an acutely pointed terminal end portion 24 as best shown in Figure 1, and it will be understood that the portion l8 of the jaw 12 is also preferably so shaped whereby, at times when, the shank .portion 26 of the-portion I6 is inserted into the suitable aperture 1218*.of an'elongated woodenhandie .30 the said pointed end 24 engages adjacent portions .of the wood for locking said handle 'to the'shank 26.

.At times when the wooden handles 30 and .332 are employed the reinforcingilike ferrules and 36 are respectively attached to and around the ends of'thewooden handles asshown.

If desireddn lieutof the wooden'handlesfil'lland 32 :the said shanks may be provided of .a length equivalent "to ith e length .of the said handles. However, itzhas been found that in actual practioe and for certain .uses that the said wooden handlesare preferable.v

Adjacent to the terminal ends 38 and llof the jaws l2 and II] respectively each of said ends are provided with .the'like threaded studs 42 and 45 which are disposed toward each other. The studs arefor 'threade'dly' engaging the globular members or balls 4.8::and in-aimanner whereby-the said members. may bereadily detached'from their respective studs for'purposes later described.

Referring'to Figures '3 and 4 the new'device further includes at least two :more balls '52 and 54 eachv thereof being provided with a recess 56 having a thread :58 disposed'on the-inner annularwallrthereo'f.

.As shown .in Figurel, the jaws H1 and flare elongated, 'comparativelythin and arcuatein plan for engagement .around the snout of a swine .or the :like, .Alsoat'times when chance'so requires during. the capture of a :hog, the balls on the terminal endsof the .jaws may engage between the upper and lower jaws of the said hog, the other :portions :of the device, at this time, being primarily disposed above and forwardly of the head :ofthe hog, and it will be seen that since theball-guards are carried on-the terminal ends of the jaws of the device that injury to the lips and skin of the head of the hogs torso is obviated. Also during the capture of a hog, should chance so require, one of the said balls may be inserted in the mouth of the hog and the other ball caused to firmly engage with the adjacent exterior portion of the hogs mouth or jaw and without damage to the hog. For use in connection with a capture of a large animal, the balls 48 and 50 are employed. For operating on a small animal, such as a pig, the small balls 52 and 54 are substituted for the balls 48 and 50. It has been found in actual practice that for certain operations and certain animals it is of advantage to employ one large ball and one small ball. Preferably, the said balls are detachable from their respective jaws and it will be understood that for certain operations and in connection with certain animals that, if desired, the said balls may be formed integral with the jaws l and I2. Said jaws have straight inner surfaces located rearwardly of their arcuate forward inner surface portions 6, as shown in Figure 1.

In operation the handles 30 and 32 are respectively grasped in the hands of an operator and the tongs l0 and I2 maintained spread apart with respect to each other. The animal to be captured is then approached and either one of the tongs inserted in the mouth of the animal or around the animals snout whereupon the operator causes said tongs to be moved toward each other in a manner whereby a portion of the mouth or snout of the animal is clamped between the balls 48 and 50. For small sized animals having small mouths the operation is the same except that the smaller size balls depicted in Figures 3 and 4 are substituted for the balls 48 and 50.

From the foregoing description it is thought to be obvious that a swine handling device constructed in accordance with my invention is particularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled and operated, and it will also be obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change and modification without departing from the principles and spirit thereof, and for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out my invention in practice, except as claimed.

I claim:

1. In an animal handling device of the character described, a pair of crossed elongated members, means pivotally connecting said members together at their crossed portions, whereby said members may pivot relative to each other in a common plane, respective elongated handles on said members rearwardly of their pivotal connection, respective jaws on said members forwardly of their pivotal connection, each jaw being of substantial length and comprising a longitudinally extending rear portion having a straight inner surface and an outwardly curved forward portion, the straight inner surfaces of the jaw rear portions being laterally offset in opposite directions from said pivotal connection, the outwardly curved forward portions of the jaws facing each other in opposition and being in said common plane, said outwardly curved forward portions being moved towards each other responsive to the movement of the handles towards each other, a threaded shank on the end of each of said forward portions, said shank extending substantially at right angles to the straight inner surface of the rear portion of its associated jaw, and a spherical ball threadedly engaged on said shank, the jaws being substantially of equal length, whereby the balls move toward abutting relationship with each other responsive to the movement of the handles towards each other.

2. In an animal handling device of the character described, a pair of crossed elongated members, means pivotally connecting said members together at their crossed portions, whereby said members may pivot relative to each other in a common plane, respective elongated handles on said members rearwardly of their pivotal connection, respective jaws on said members forwardly of their pivotal connection, each jaw being of substantial length and comprising a longitudinally extending rear portion having a straight inner surface and an outwardly curved forward portion, the straight inner surfaces of the jaw rear portions being laterally ofiset in opposite directions from said pivotal connection, the outwardly curved forward portions of the jaws facing each other in opposition and being in said common plane, said outwardly curved forward'portions being moved towards each other responsive to movement of the handles towards each other and being shaped to engage around the snout of an animal, the handles being relatively close together when the straight inner surface of the rear portions of the jaws are parallel, whereby both handles may be grasped by a single hand of the user when said curved forward portions are engaged around the animals snout, a threaded shank on the end of each of said forward portions, said shank extending substantially at right angles to the straight inner surface of the rear portion of its associated jaw, and a spherical ball threadedly engaged on said shank, the jaws being substantially of equal length, whereby the balls move toward abutting relationship with each other responsive to the movement of the handles towards each other.

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